There are only a few days left for the Paris Olympics 2024 to start. Veteran players from all over the world are now making final preparations to win medals for their country. 

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Paris Olympics 2024 will begin on July 26 in Paris, the capital of France, in which 117 Indian athletes will show their mettle to reach the podium of the world's biggest sports stage. Neeraj Chopra appears to be standing at the forefront of the list of Indian names leading the country's medal hopes. Let take a look at the top 10 contenders of the Indian contingent going to Paris who can win Olympic medals for India.

1. Neeraj Chopra (Javelin Throw)

India's star javelin thrower Neeraj Chopra would like to create history by winning his second consecutive Olympic gold medal. If he is able to do this, Neeraj will be the first Indian athlete to win gold medal two consecutive times.

Neeraj last participated in the Paavo Nurmi Games in Turku, Finland on June. He won the gold medal there with the best throw of 85.97 meters. Neeraj has also won gold medals at the Asian Games and Commonwealth Games and a Diamond League Trophy. Despite not being able to breach the 90m mark, Neeraj has almost always emerged as the best thrower in the events that he has entered in the last few years.

2. PV Sindhu (Badminton)

India will hope for another medal from PV Sindhu, who won the silver medal in the 2016 Rio Summer Olympics and the bronze medal in the 2020 Tokyo Olympics. Sindhu is the only Indian woman athlete to win two Olympic medals. If she wins an Olympic medal in Paris, she will become India's most successful athlete.

Sindhu has got an easy group where she faces Estonia’s Kristin Kuuba and Maldives’ Fathimath Nabaaha Abdul Razzaq. She can face reigning Olympic champion Chen Yu Fei in the quarter-finals if she reaches that far. However that’s not her only concern, it’s also her poor form that saw her exit the Indonesia Open and Singapore Open early in 2024.

3. Vinesh Phogat (Wrestling)

Former world number one Vinesh Phogat, has established herself as one of the finest wrestlers India has ever produced. She has won two bronze medals in World Championships in 2019 and 2023. Phogat will have several eyes watching her as she participates in the women’s 50-kilogram category at the Paris Olympics 2024.

Wrestling champion Phogat had qualified for the Tokyo Olympics. However, she could not win any medals.

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4. Satwik-Chirag (Badminton)

Satwiksairaj Renkireddy and Chirag Shetty have not played any tournament since the Singapore Open. Where they lost in the first round. India is hopeful of a medal from these two in men's doubles. They were the world’s No.1 men’s doubles pair recently.

At the Tokyo Olympics, both had missed out on a place in the quarter-finals despite winning two of their three group matches. After losing in the Malaysia Open and Indian Open finals earlier this year, Satwik-Chirag won the French Open and Thailand Open. They are in good form and are expected to medal at Paris but Satwik had a shoulder injury recently and how much he has recovered from it will matter a lot.

5. Mirabai Chanu (Weightlifting)

After winning the silver medal with her brilliant performance in the Tokyo Olympics, Mirabai Chanu will once again try to reach the Olympic podium in Paris. The Manipuri weightlifter will enter the Paris Olympics 2024 as one of the favorites. She is one of the most experienced in her field.

However, It has not been an easy journey for Mirabai since her victory in Tokyo as she had to go through a very difficult phase due to injuries.

6. Aditi Ashok (Golf)

India's leading golfer Aditi Ashok won gold medal in the Asian Games after missing out on winning a medal in the Tokyo Olympics after finishing fourth. Aditi will represent India in the Olympics for the third time. She played her first Olympics in the year 2016. India also has hopes of a medal from Aditi.

7. Nikhat Zareen (Boxing)

Two-time world champion Nikhat Zareen would also like to hoist the tricolor in the Paris Olympics. This will be his first Olympics. She last played at the Elorda Cup in May where she won gold. Having only lost two bouts since 2022, Nikhat (50kg) is in top form and a strong contender but her semi-final defeat to Thailand’s Raksat Chuthamat at Asian Games 2023 is also a reminder that big tournaments can be unpredictable.

8. Men's Hockey Team

Indian Men's Hockey Team has won the gold medal in the Olympics a total of eight times (1928, 1932, 1936, 1948, 1952, 1956, 1964, and 1980). While India have won the silver medal once (1960) and the bronze medal thrice (in 1968, 1972, and 2020). India would like to maintain its dominance again by winning the gold medal in the Paris Olympics.

India is in Pool B which also includes defending champions Belgium, Australia, Argentina, New Zealand, and Ireland. With four teams qualifying for the knockouts, India has a bright chance but the toughest job will be progressing further. 

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9. Lovlina Borgohain (Boxing)

Lovlina Borgohain won the bronze medal in Tokyo. Recently Lovlina participated in the Grand Prix tournament in Czech Republic where she won the silver medal. Last year she won World Championships gold in the 75kg event. She is seen as a big contender to medal once again.

Lovlina has now moved up to the 75kg category after the 69kg event was scrapped for the Olympics.

10. Sift Kaur Samra (Shooting)

Asian Games gold medalist Sift Kaur Sharma earned a place in the Paris team in the women's 50m rifle 3 positions after an excellent performance in the four-stage Olympic selection trials. Earlier last month, she played at the Munich World Cup, where she won a bronze medal. She recently completed the national camp in France and will now be seen in the Olympics.

Neeraj Chopra finished second with a best throw of 84.14m at the Janusz Kusociński Memorial competition at Silesian Stadium in Poland on Friday.

Julian Weber finished first with an 86.12m throw.

Though the double-time Olympic medalist looked disappointed and frustrated after a few foul throws to start with, his fourth year in in top two of every tournament he participated in continued.

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A few days ago, Neeraj had breached the 90m mark and registered his personal best and National record with a 90.23m throw in the Doha Diamond League. Unfortunately, even in that tournament also he finished second to Julian Weber's 91.06m throw. 

Wherever Neeraj Chopra goes, he does not return empty-handed. This series started in 2016 when this rising star made a record for the first time at the Under-20 World Athletics Championships. From that day itself, we got a glimpse of the future to come, in which many records were to be made and broken one after the other.

On Friday night of 16 May, Neeraj maintained the same trend in Doha Diamond League 2025 and got his name registered in history, becoming the first Indian to breach the 90m mark in the sport. So, it's time we take a look at every Neeraj Chopra records that he has made in his tremendous career so far.

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Every Neeraj Chopra records you should know

• First Indian to breach the 90m mark: Neeraj Chopra’s best throw is 90.23m, achieved at the Doha Diamond League on May 16, 2025. The mark stands as the men’s national record in India and Neeraj Chopra’s personal best. It was the first time an Indian had breached the 90m-mark in the javelin.
• First Indian to win Olympic medal in athletics: At the Tokyo Olympics in 2021, Neeraj Chopra produced a historic performance in the men's javelin throw event. Neeraj won the gold medal in the final with a throw of 87.58m, giving India its first Olympic medal in athletics. With this win, Neeraj Chopra also became the first Indian athlete to win a gold medal in a track and field event at the Olympics.
• First Indian to win silver at World Athletics Championships: Star Indian javelin thrower Neeraj Chopra won a historic silver medal at the World Athletics Championships in Oregon. He recorded a throw of 88.13m in his fourth attempt to claim the second spot. Chopra thus is the first Indian to win a silver medal at the World Athletics Championships and only the second medallist from the country after Anju Bobby George in 2003.
• First Indian track and field athlete to win world championship: Neeraj Chopra won the gold medal at the 2016 IAAF World U20 Championships in Bydgoszcz, Poland. With this win, the then 18-year-old Neeraj became the first Indian track and field athlete to become a world champion in any event and any age level.
• First Indian World Record holder in track & field: Neeraj Chopra Threw 86.48m at the junior championships in Poland to win the title. With this, he set the new under-20 world record, beating the 84.69m mark established by the previous holder, Latvia's Zigismunds Sirmais. Neeraj’s 86.48m attempt at Bydgoszcz still stands as both the U20 world record as well as the U20 Asian record in the javelin throw.
• Indian national javelin throw record holder: Neeraj Chopra’s best attempt to date came at the Stockholm Diamond League 2022 in Sweden on June 30, 2022, where he managed his personal best of 89.94m to establish the new national record.
• First Indian to win javelin throw gold at Asian Games: Neeraj Chopra is the first Indian javelin thrower to win a gold medal at the Asian Games. Before him, Gurtej Singh was the only men’s javelin thrower from the country to win a medal – bronze at the 1982 New Delhi Asian Games. Neeraj threw  88.06m to claim the 2018 Asian Games title.
• First Indian to win a Diamond League meet: Neeraj Chopra became the first Indian to win a Diamond League meet after he topped the field in Lausanne in 2022. With a depleted field that had world champion Anderson Peters missing, the Indian comfortably led the charts with an 89.08m throw, in his first attempt. 
• First Indian to become Diamond League champion: Neeraj Chopra is the first Indian athlete in history to clinch the Diamond League trophy, by winning the Zurich Diamond League 2022 Final. The Indian ace recorded a best throw of 88.44m to beat Tokyo 2020 silver medallist and 2016 champion Jakub Vadlejch to the title.
• First Indian to become world champion: Neeraj Chopra became India's first world champion after he clinched the gold medal in the men's javelin throw final at the World Athletics Championships 2023 in Budapest with an effort of 88.17m. It was Neeraj Chopra's second straight medal at the world championships after his silver at Oregon 2022.

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Neeraj Chopra Records: Best throws at major competitions

Indian javelin ace Neeraj Chopra bettered his throw of 89.94m with a season-best throw of 90.23m at the at the Doha Diamond League 2025. After this, he became the first Indian to breach the 90m mark in the sport.

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Despite the historic achievement, Chopra missed out on the top podium spot at the Doha Diamond League, where Germany’s Julian Weber stole the show with a massive throw. Chopra’s previous best was 89.94m, set on June 30, 2022, at the Stockholm Diamond League — a mark that stood as both his personal best and the men’s national record.

Neeraj achieved his target

• Neeraj Chopra’s best throw is 90.23m, achieved at the Doha Diamond League on May 16, 2025. The mark stands as the men’s national record in India and Neeraj Chopra’s personal best.
• The second-best throw of Neeraj Chopra's career is 89.94m. Neeraj had thrown this throw in the Stockholm Diamond League on 30 June 2022. This throw is a national record and one of Neeraj Chopra's best throws.
• Neeraj Chopra's third-best throw of 89.49m came at the Lausanne Diamond League 2024This is Chopra's best throw ever at a global championship and his third-best overall.
• Neeraj Chopra's fourth-best throw in javelin throw came at Paris Olympics 2024 where he bagged the silver medal with an 89.45m throw. 
• His fifth best throw came in Paavo Nurmi Games in 2022 where he went close to that 90m mark once again.
• In the Lausanne Diamond League 2022, held in the month of August, Neeraj Chopra had thrown the sixth-best throw of his career. Neeraj had thrown the javelin 89.08 meters.
• Neeraj's seventh-best throw came in the Asian Games 2023 held in Hangzhou. In this round, Neeraj had achieved a distance of 88.88m.
• Neeraj Chopra's eighth-best throw came in the World Athletics Championships 2023 in Budapest. In this competition which was held on August 25, 2023, Neeraj showed excellent performance and achieved a distance of 88.77m.
  

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Hello and welcome to the LIVE blog of Doha Diamond League 2025, where the largest Indian contingent in terms of numbers at any single Diamond League meet to date is going to perform. 

Double Olympic medalist Neeraj Chopra will take part in the men's javelin event. Kishore Jena will be the second Indian to participate in that event.

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In the men's 5000m, Gulveer Singh will compete for India. Meanwhile, Parul Chaudhary will compete in the Women's 3000m steeplechase event. 

This is Koushik Biswas, who will bring you all the LIVE updates, results and commentary of the Doha Diamond League 2025 for you. So, stay tuned and enjoy the coverage. 

Indian Olympic and World Championships gold medalist javelin thrower Neeraj Chopra will complete at the Ostrava Golden Spike 2025 athletics meet to be held on June 24 at Czechia. This upcoming meet, which is also a World Athletics Continental Tour Gold label event, is the 64th edition of the Ostrava Golden Spike competition.

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Couldn't complete last year due to injury

Earlier, Neeraj Chopra pulled himself out of the Golden Spike in 2024 due to muscle injury. However, he attended that event as a special guest. The Tokyo 2020 Olympic champion will be hoping that the third time’s the charm.

Neeraj started 2025 season with gold

Neeraj Chopra kicked off his 2025 season with an impressive 84.52m throw at the Potchefstroom Invitational in South Africa. His performance secured the gold medal, topping a six-man field in what is a pivotal year for World Athletics. Chopra finished well ahead of 25-year-old South African javelin thrower Douw Smit, who recorded a best throw of 82.44m. 

The Indian athlete’s personal best and the Indian men’s javelin throw national record stands at 89.94m, achieved at the 2022 Stockholm Diamond League meet.

Neeraj to compete along with his new coach

Interestingly, the Golden Spike will see Neeraj compete in his new coach Jan Zelezny’s home turf. The Czech men’s javelin throw world record holder is also involved with organising the event.

“I am excited to announce that I will be competing at Zlatá Tretra Ostrava this year. It’s a legendary meet and this edition will be extra special. My coach Jan Zelezny not only won there many times but is also the director of the event,” Neeraj Chopra said.

“I am feeling great and hope you will see some really nice and long throws. I look forward to meeting you all,” he added.

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Neeraj opted out of the Asian Athletics Championships

Before heading to Ostrava, Neeraj Chopra will be seen in action at the Doha Diamond League on May 16 and the inaugural Neeraj Chopra Classic in Bengaluru on May 24.

The Indian athlete has already opted out of the Asian Athletics Championships, which will be held in Gumi, the Republic of Korea, from May 27 to 31.